fog menace by Gordon Crabtree Convoys being considered: are today's trunk drivers 'lose off motorways? • The wonderful work...

to demand from foreign drivers as high a standard of driving competence as we expect from our own drivers." That was why one...

Foresees vast unemployment among drivers by John Darker • Entry into the Common Market by Great Britain would be disastrous to...

• A packed meeting at the House of Commons on Tuesday to discuss European transport revealed the many differing approaches of...

• The development of direct throughFreightliner container trains between Britain's main industrial areas and Continental...

• Manchester Liners have acquired for Elm the Wardell group of companies — F. Wardell (Haulage), Wardell Warehousing and...

• After nearly a month's negotiating since its first announcement, the 16m merger between Purle Bros, waste specialists, and...

• Under an agreement announced at the weekend between Hertz Truck Rental of Norbury, London, SW16 and Atkinson Vehicles...

• Following last week's announcement of the Freight Transport Association's wages monitoring service for members, the FTA has...

• "No one in BR has ever claimed that the railways are an alternative to the road haulage industry," Mr Richard Marsh, chairman...

• The Government is to locate and buy sites for leasing, and eventual sale, to commercial operators to provide the national...

• Following the meeting of the EEC Council (CM December 10, page 21) at which the Ministers asked for a study of the relative...

seminar programme • To help operators with their training plans for the coming year, Commercial Motor has prepared in advance...

• Mr H. W. Elliott — who has been assisting the NFC on a part-time basis since he officially retired on November 24 1970 — will...

• The Road Haulage Association, the Freight Transport Association, the Police, Home Office, AA and RAC were all represented at...

A vintage truck in superb condition never lacks interested spectators. Centre of attention in the adjacent picture is the 1915...

• London Country Bus Services Ltd is now taking delivery of 90 AEC Reliances with Park Royal express coach bodies designed for...

• Segregated bus lanes on all the road network inside Central London which carry bus services are both economically beneficial...

• "I can see no good reason why, outside the congested areas, anyone should be expected to ride a bus when they can possibly...

• A two-week-old strike by about 20 of the drivers employed by Charles W. Banfield, the South London coach company, ended on...

• The Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Traction Co will become, as from January 1, solely a property-owning undertaking and its...

Sir Andrew Crichton, chairman of Overseas Containers Ltd and managing director of P & 0 Steam Navigation Co Ltd, has been...

Steinhagen. Mr Steinhagen, who was 49, was director and chief engineer of Vauxhall Motors Ltd. He collapsed and died at...

• A Cheshire lorry driver, Gordon Travis, 383 Wakefield Road, Mossley, who was alleged to have telescoped two days' work into...

• At a public inquiry in Leeds last week, the Yorkshire LA, Maj-Gen. Sir John Potter, partially suspended the 0 licence held by...

• An appeal by Scottish local authorities against a decision by the Traffic Commissioners to allow the Scottish Bus Group to...

• Michelin X radial ply tyres which have cuts on the tread pattern removing the rubber down to the first layer of metal do not...

• Mr M. T. Reddan, the proprietor of a firm which went into liquidation, was not a fit and proper person to hold an operator's...

• A Barnsley, Yorkshire, haulage company whose vehicles had received 38 prohibition notices since June 20 1967 had its...

• Because several directors of three insolvent haulage companies have been made directors of Spinks Interfreight Ltd, of...

• The induction of water with the fuel of an internal combustion engine provides certain benefits, given that it can be...

• Three new models will be shown by the Swiss truck manufacturer Adolph Saurer, of Arbon, at the Geneva Motor Show in January....

• A significant advance in the methods available for analysing tachograph charts was announced by Lucas Kienzle Instruments in...

IN ORDER TO carry out its planning role the Common Market Commission at Brussels keeps an up-to-date record of the current law...

Len Matthews • When Len Matthews family business, Matthews (Penvvithick) Transport Ltd, joined English China Clays Ltd in 1938...

view by the Hawk • Reducing the giant The Lord made heaven and earth and all that it contains Except the Scottish Western...

We welcome letters for publication on transport topics. Address them to Commercial Motor, Dorset House, Stamford Street, London...

by Inspector K. W. Norman, Crime Prevention Section, New Scotland Yard. • Most buildings are subject to legislation on means...

by Trevor Longcroft THE BEDFORD TK range, in various forms, has been available to operators for nearly 15 years and in that...

your tax by R. H. Grimsley scorn. FlAc 19. Capital gains tax CAPITAL gains tax is a long-term matter lying in wait while...

by Handyman Bench wise. coo/it (32) IN THIS, the final article in my "Cool it" series, I am going to deal with the radiator...

Easyon the bridges BRIDGES seem to be currently very much a matter of concern. There are qualms about the dependability of box...

DISTRIBUTION - 5 by Alan Bunting, MIMechE This week: the Body-Change system produced by Arlington Bodybuilders Ltd, High Road,...

Sunday best for Christmas • Suggestions for the stabilization of Christmas to a fixed day of the week have been under critical...

RUBBISH' BY RADIO Carnforth waste disposal haulier uses modern techniques for communications and operational control by...

1, In the recommended form of the Simple Cost System (page 52), there is provision for estimated maintenance costs (col 91. Why...

a Class 111 vehicle. With many new sections of motorway to be opened by the end of 1971 our system of delivery is to be...

matters By John Darker, AMEN The In Relations Act 8, Facilities for shop stewards THE Commission on Industrial Relations,...

by Les Oldridge AMIRTE MIMI Public service vehicles (4) REGULATION 23 of the Public Service Vehicles (Conditions of Fitness)...

by George Wilmot, Senior Lecturer in Transport Studies, University of London Training within the in the NEC management...